Theology That Bites Back
Introduction: Jesse Jackson died yesterday, at the age of 84. He was hailed at his passing for being a civil rights icon, but this brings up a delicate issue. Jackson has now gone to meet his Maker, but the definition of “rights” that he fought so hard to establish——and in many ways successfully—was a truly …
Introduction: The recent behavior of certain online provocateurs has meant that it is time for us to do a Bible study on what they are pleased to call "interracial marriage" or "race-mixing." ...
Introduction: In times of turbulent churn, one of the things you can usually anticipate is even more turbulence, especially from young men. Their reactions are often predictable, and therefore rational in one sense, while their selected scapegoat targets, upon which they vent, are often arbitrary and capricious. In other words, you can look at the …
Introduction: One of the things my father-in-law used to say was, "who has more fun than people?" This old observation of his came back to me for some reason when I started to think about ...
The Surpassing Worth of Knowing Christ: Introduction: Peter tells us that there are places in Paul’s letters which are difficult to understand (2 Pet. 3:15-16). That is true enough, but I also ...
Dear Gavin, In my last letter, I pointed to the fact that our variegated loyalties can be hard to define, and difficult to keep straight. As Christians we have a standing obligation to keep them ...
Dear Gavin, As we discussed on the phone, I think we have covered most of the waterfront. At the same time, as a matter of summarizing and wrapping up, I think I have two more letters in me. There may be some repetition here, but I want to come at a few things from a …
Preamble to Any Commentary: For anyone who wants to do more than just have opinions about the California fires, I have a few recommendations for you. Here are some links to folks who are doing good, ...
Introduction: In a world filled with leftist levelers, one of the central duties of faithful Christians should be to keep everything as uneven as we can. It should be uneven and still truly loving, ...
Introduction: Over the last few weeks, a few different things have happened that have set off various comment threads, in which Internet Randos have arisen to take me to task for continuing to be a ...
